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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Local govt encouraged to do GHG inventory -- PLLENRO

Interested applicants on the upcoming “Pioneering Local Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Inventory and Management to Address Climate Change” in Tagum City, Davao
del Norte on August 8-12, 2012 may now contact the Asian Institute of
Journalism and Communication for a slot.

The convention is a project of the Philippine League of Local
Environment and Natural Resources Officers, Inc. and the USAID-Clean Energy
Project to provide a venue where local government units who have already
started their greenhouse gas inventory to share their experiences with other
places and as well as with nongovernment organizations.

“All
cities and municipal LGUs are encouraged to do their GHG inventory as a means of mitigating climate
change. I urge these LGUs to send their environment officers to participate in
this important event,” PLLENRO
President Danilo Villas said in a statement.

A greenhouse gas inventory,
according to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, is an accounting of greenhouse gases emitted to or removed
from the atmosphere over a period of time. Policy makers use inventories to
establish a baseline for tracking emission trends, developing mitigation
strategies and policies, and assessing progress. An inventory is usually the
first step taken by entities that want to reduce their GHG emissions.

An
inventory can help local governments identify the greatest sources of GHG
emissions within their jurisdiction, understand emission trends, quantify the
benefits of activities that reduce emissions, establish a basis for developing
a local action plan, track progress in reducing emissions, and set goals and
targets for future reductions.

International experts will
discuss GHG Inventory and Management to help members prepare their respective Local
Climate Change Action Plans.